Men's Wrestling

NAIA Wrestler of the Week ? No. 4

Jan 09, 2019

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chase Zemenak of Life (Ga.) has been named the NAIA National Wrestler of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Zemenak was chosen over a pool of conference winners based on competition from Dec. 31 through Jan. 6.

National Wrestler of the Week

Chase Zemenak, Life (Ga.)

141-pound JR; Nazareth, Penn.

Date

Tournament/Duals

Opponent

Score

Team Result

4-Jan

NWCA National Duals vs. No. 17 Baker (Kan.)

Brandon Dofat

TF, 16-0

1

4-Jan

NWCA National Duals vs. No. 4 Providence (Mont.)

No. 18 TJ Braun

MD, 11-1

1

5-Jan

NWCA National Duals vs. No. 2 Indiana Tech

No. 4 Gaige Torres

Fall, 2:26

1

5-Jan

NWCA National Duals vs. No. 1 Grand View (Iowa)

No. 3 Eric Clarke

D, 5-3

2

Zemenak led the Life (Ga.) Running Eagles to a second-place finish at the NWCA National Duals with a 4-0 record.

In his first matches of the year, he recorded five points for the team in the win over No. 17 Baker (Kan.) as well as four points in the major decision against No. 4 Providence (Mont.).

One of his biggest wins of the weekend happened in the upset of No. 2 Indiana Tech, where Zemenak pinned his opponent, who was ranked fourth in the division, to earn six points for the Running Eagles.

He capped off his weekend with an upset win over No. 3 Eric Clarke 5-3. Facing only one opponent who was not ranked, Zemenak himself recorded three upset victories to lead Life to its highest placing ever at the NWCA National Duals.